Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-11-10
ALLEGHENY VALLEY FIRES.

ALLEGHENY VALLEY FIRES.
Five Miles Of Burning Timber, an'
the Situation Alarming.
ALTOONA, November THE pres
ent dry spell. the worst ever known Ia
this section, and the valley Of the AL
leghenies. filled with lay ers Of leaves
in many cases two and thee feet deeI
have been ripe FOR weeks for u grea
contlagration. Last Friday the flames
began in the valley below Scottsknob
and from kittanning Point, spurIeo
on By high wind, have been raging furi-
ously. The scene Is grand beyond de-
scription, covering an extent OF terri
tory FIVE miles long. The woods about
Cresson Springs began burning yester'
DAY, and unless rains speedily interfere
thousands of acres of oak chestnut and
jack pine will be destroyed. The big
hotel is not in danger, but some of the
surrounding cottages are in the direct
track of the fire.
The situation this evening is serious.
Nothing can pass over the Dry Gap
road, Charles and Griffith Shannon,
Of this city, went TO their father s
farm early yesterday morning to aid in
saving property and were thee times
cut off from fighting brigades. They
we're nearly suffocated the last time
and were rescued with difficulty. A
| boy named Arnol was caught by the
| fire and lost all the hair on his head.
There were numbers of narrow escapes.
Runners extensive lumber works were
saved after three days hard lighting.
His place is below the BuCkhorn.
The flames are now sweeping TO-
wards Homer's Gap. the great beds of
dry leaves assisting in the speed. The
tlre swept down towards Altoona this
afternoon at the rate Of three miles an
hour and the wind has been blowing
gale, but ths high hills sayed the
city. The chestnut racks along the
the Wopsononck are total loss. The
atmosphere is heavily freighted with
smoke and last night the city street
lights looked as they do iu fog. A
rough estimate places the value Of the
lumber destroyed and injured from
$50, 900 to $4,000.
Dynamite Bombs In the Anarchists
Cell.
CHICAGO, H., Nov. G.-The cells of
the seven condemned anarchists in the
county Jail were seaI Iched to-day, and
six loaded bombs were found hidden a.
way in a wooden box which was con-
cealed under pile OF newspapers In a
corner. The bombs were found in
Linggs' room, and were made OF gas
pipe, each about six or seven inches in
length. lllled with some heavy substance
and plugged at both ends. Jailer Folg
one Of the searchers, picked up one
which was closed at one end with u
round Iron stopper, and one OF the Of
tieers pronounced it veritable dyna.
mite bomb. Just then Sheriff Matson
arrived a. the Jail and ordered that the
dangerous weapons be replaced In the
box and sent TO chemist for analysis
although there was no donht ms To the
result of the examination. Then the
search was continued, but beyond a
quantity of rubbish, nothing was found .
Ii was decided. however, to change the
cell. Lingg. Englr, Fisher and Par
sons were removed to the floor below.
and Sch wab and FIelden were allowed
10 retain their old cells on the second
tier, while Spies was taken from his
old cell. No -, ana put into No. 25.
just east Of Shwab. All the prisoners
except Lingg submitted 10 the oh inge
AID without displaying the slightest
emotion. Lingg seemed much worried
when he was told what was contem-
plated and showed so plainly that some
thicy was wrong that the jail0rs were
no: so greatly surprised as they might
have been over the discovery subse-
quently made. Sheriff Matson was
seen on the subject curing tte after
noon. 1--WE have no reason," he said,
"to make the search at this particular
time. That is. we received no intima-
tion that anything was wrong. 1t was
merely a precautionary measure de-
cided on some time agos OF course, In
view OF the Developments OF the
search, the most stringent precaution-
airy measures will now be taken. The
prisoners will not be allowed to ex.
ercise as much as formerly and the
number Of visitors will be restricted.
No one will be allowed to visit any of
the condemned in the cage and IL any
interviews are granted, il will be only
to near relatives, and only In the pres
euce OF tie jailer. AS for Lingg, |
don't know that he is allowed TO see
anyone. but have not fully decided on
that point The news of 6ndiug of
bombs, spread like wildfire. A uni.
versal reaction Of sentiment was i'm
mediately apparent. Hundreds Of citi-
zens who had signed the petition for
clemency regretted their action and
wished they had never appended their
names to the paper. The general opiu.
ion around the police stations was what
ever might be the fate of the others,
Lingg's doom was sealed. The news
of the bomb discovery was received
with jeers and laughter at the social
ist's political headquarters.
In the Governors Hands.
CHICAGO, Nov. S.-The last word
has been written, the last petition has
been signed. God speed has teen said,
and the fate Of the anarchists now lies
in the governors hands. A special
am bassador of Chicago anarchists de.
parted for Springfield shortly before
midnight loaded down with papers, pc.
titiOpc and pravpra (lantQin RlooL